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State of the Media 2011

Proactive Report

In the 21st, increasingly there is a new intermediary: Software programmers, content aggregators and device makers control access to the public. There have been some fundamental shifts in the news media over the last 10 years: In the 20th century, the news media thrived by being the intermediary others needed to reach customers.

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The 5 Must-read Books for Bloggers in 2011

ProBlogger

He talks about how to give away digestible how-to content that creates a loyal, well-fed business community. There is too much information to filter, and aggregation tools aren’t as good as a real person. We’ve developed a need to go beyond aggregation to break through the digital noise. Learn more. Learn more.

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Why Reddit Continues to be Relevant

Idaconcpts

According to Digg’s top brass, these changes were meant to bring in more revenue to the site, giving corporations and companies more control over content and more exposure for their own content. Both worked off the same principle, allowing any and all users to submit content which can then be voted on by other users.

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

6 slick news aggregators you should try by iMedia Connection. Josh Rose reviews six “news aggregators (including Popurls , Netvibes and Alltop ) that…are moving beyond the simple RSS reader. 11 Twitter & Social Media Tools To Try In 2011 by COMMS Corner. ** 5 Stars. Related Post.

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8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves

Adam Sherk

It comes down to effective selection, placement and formatting of social buttons on all key templates, and customizing those elements for different types of content. One interesting takeaway was the user base and types of content that do well in Social Reader can be quite different from the main site. How does social media impact SEO?

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Keyword Advertising Search Patent Portfolio to be Auctioned

Bill Hartzer

A patent portfolio related to keyword advertising and conventional search will be auctioned off on March 31st, 2011 in New York City. The patent portfolio discloses a content-based method that enhances conventional search. System and method of delivering RSS content based advertising. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Reddit.

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A Pinteresting Story

Twist Image

Users create a board (it can be anything from cool pictures of cats to the most fascinating business Blogs) and as you come across pieces of content online (and it can be text, images, audio or video), you "pin" the content (which is done by installing a "pin it" button on your web browser's toolbar). business column. chad hurley.

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